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Is anyone else dreading this show? I am very offended. I feel like they are going to show Italian Americans in a way that is a flat out disgrace. Nonetheless I hope it is good. They look like clowns, but hey! Jersey Shore | MTV

[QUOTE=RMD1;140993]Is anyone else dreading this show?
I am very offended. I feel like they are going to show Italian Americans in a way that is a flat out disgrace. Nonetheless I hope it is good. They look like clowns, but hey![/QUOTE]
Dreading it? I'm counting down the days till it airs! I think it's gonna be hysterical! It looks awesome!

[QUOTE=mr.unamazing;141003]I think this show is going to be like the hills crossed with peak season. I can't stand these shows and this will be the 4th one now.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. No interest here.
When I think of the Jersey shore, I think of this picture, hehe...
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[QUOTE]MTV is defending its upcoming reality show "Jersey Shore" against [URL="http://www.unico.org/"]an Italian-American group[/URL] that says the production, which follows eight self-proclaimed "Guidos" as they tan, work out and hook up during a Seaside Heights summer, [URL="http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2009/11/jersey_shore_offends_italian-a.html"]is offensive[/URL].
UNICO, the Fairfield-based Italian-American service organization that has previously protested the portrayal of Italians on "The Sopranos," has a problem with the use of the term "Guido" and the vulgarity on display in the show's teasers. "Jersey Shore" beings airing Dec. 3.
"The show continues MTV's history of documenting various subcultures, rites of passage of young people, and the ways they self-identify," an MTV spokesperson says in a statement. "The Italian-American cast takes pride in their ethnicity. We understand that this show is not intended for every audience and depicts just one aspect of youth culture."
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[QUOTE=Bacchus;141007]Agreed. No interest here.
When I think of the Jersey shore, I think of this picture, hehe...
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I personally like this one...
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Because the sun never sets on being a badass.

Add me to the list of people that WON'T be giving this show the time of day. It's bad enough I caught reruns of True Life's "I Have A Summer Share" and "I'm a Jersey Shore Girl" (don't ask), and I'm not sure I could take anymore without poking my eyes out. The voices grate, the attitudes suck, it's like these people live in an alternate universe where the oranger your skin and the crispier your hair the better. And they're proud of it. I can't give them anymore attention. I just, can't.

[QUOTE=OtherPplsDrama;141017]Add me to the list of people that WON'T be giving this show the time of day. It's bad enough I caught reruns of True Life's "I Have A Summer Share" and "I'm a Jersey Shore Girl" (don't ask), and I'm not sure I could take anymore without poking my eyes out. The voices grate, the attitudes suck, it's like these people live in an alternate universe where the oranger your skin and the crispier your hair the better. And they're proud of it. I can't give them anymore attention. I just, can't.[/QUOTE]
I feel ya, O'. This show just screams Tool Academy meets Real World. Ugh, the trailers just sicken me. I think the only value this show has is to have us playing the "At what age did these people get dropped on their heads" guessing game.

[QUOTE=salt&amp;vinegar;141069]I will probably watch because the Jersey Shore episode of True Life is a favorite of mine.[/QUOTE]
Me too! I go to the Jersey Shore every summer &amp; let me tell you... those kind of ppl def exist down there!

[QUOTE=Bacchus;141007]Agreed. No interest here.
When I think of the Jersey shore, I think of this picture, hehe...
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Hahahahahah I thought of the same thing when you put up the pic!

Yes, they could definitely be putting much more buzz into some other shows (like perhaps RWDC for one) than yet another trashy show (and make no mistake, this will be trashy) being put into the works by MTV.

OK..I understand that people are against the show but try to get it cancelled because of a stereotype? Lets get real, there are many tv shows that stereotype different groups.
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/24/italian-americans-protest_n_369482.html]Italian-Americans Protest MTV's 'Guido' Show 'Jersey Shore'[/url]

We all know stereotypes are based on some truth but what makes it wrong is that you judge or generalize the whole group of people by the actions of some.
These Jersey Shore Guidos exist but not every Italian is a guido. People need to take the show as it is intended, entertainment.

[QUOTE=cystic;141190]I honestly never even heard of this stereotype until this show popped up. I was like..."People like this actually exist in the world??.....I'm scared."[/QUOTE]
I used to attracted guido's back whenever the Gotti's were on. I used to tell everyone Carmine was my boyfriend.